Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smith

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 3, 1980No. 287 and 347PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Gregory Smith was convicted in a nonjury trial in Philadelphia of murder of the third degree, criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime, and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon. Post-verdict motions were denied and concurrent prison sentences were imposed. An appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed on the murder conviction was filed in this Court. An appeal from the judgments of sentence imposed on the other convictions was filed in the Superior Court and later certified here.

Initially Smith contends the evidence presented at trial was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. BoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. DiGiacomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. YostSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. WallerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. KnoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. McDermottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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